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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 4

New York State Senate · New York

Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Hillard Boss (D) by 6.8 points.

Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%52,528
Hillard BossDemocrat
45.6%45,698
1.9%1,881
100,107 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+17.61971 special electionR+22.91972R+1.31974R+6.81976R+17.21978R+29.41980

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Owen H. Johnson (R)Hillard Boss (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael A. Graziano (Libertarian), 1.9%